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Lot 174

[STOCKS]. American Express stock certificate for 5 shares i...

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[STOCKS]. American Express stock certificate for 5 shares issued to Sarah Ann Burgess. Issued 19 November 1857. Engraved certificate accomplished in manuscript with usual co-signatures on verso. 171 x 273 mm. Closed tear, old folds. SIGNED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS PRESIDENT JOHN BUTTERFIELD, SECRETARY WILLIAM G. FARGO, AND TREASURER ALEX HOLLAND. Scarce.